ALYSSA:
English variant spelling of Spanish Alicia,
meaning "noble sort." This name is also sometimes given as a plant
name, "Alyssum flower," from Latin alyssum, from Greek alysson,
composed of a- "not" and lysson "rabies,"
hence "not rabies," because the Alyssum plant was believed to cure
rabies.

AMANDA:
English literary name, created by playwright Colley Cibber in the 17th
century, derived from Latin amanda, meaning
"lovable."

AMARYLLIS:
English name derived from the flower name amaryllis, from Greek amarysso, meaning "to
sparkle."

AMBER:
English name derived from the vocabulary word, meaning "amber,"
the gem or color. Actually the word is of Arabic origin, from anbargris
(ambergris), which refers to an oily, perfumed substance (used in
making perfumes) secreted by the sperm whale.

AMBROSIA: In Greek mythology,
ambrosia is the name of a food or drink of the gods that gives them
immortality.

AMETHYST:
English name derived from the name of the precious stone, from Greek amethustos,
meaning "not intoxicated; sober," expressing the ancient belief
that the stone had the ability to protect one from drunkenness. This name is
sometimes given to girls born in February.

ANGIE:
English short form of Latin Angela, meaning "angel, messenger."

ANIMA:
Modern English name
derived from Latin anima, meaning "anger, courage, essence, feeling, mind, passion, spirit," from the PIE root
*ane-, meaning "to breathe," the same root from which the words animal and animation came. But in Christian contexts, the word
anima was used to translate the Greek word
psykhe into "soul" (not "spirit"), and this is the same anima from which the personal name was derived.
Compare with another form of Anima.

ANISE:
English name derived from the name of the herb, meaning
"anise."

ANTOINETTE:
Feminine diminutive form of French Antoine,
possibly meaning "invaluable."

ANTONETTE:
English diminutive form of Latin Antonia,
possibly meaning "invaluable."

ANTONIA: Feminine form of Roman Latin Antonius,
possibly meaning "invaluable." In use by
the English, Italians and Spanish. Compare with another
form of Antonia.

APRIL:
English name derived from the month name April, from Latin Aprilis,
from aperire, meaning "to open," in reference to the opening of
flowers in spring.

ARDEN:
English unisex name derived
from a place name meaning "eagle valley."

ARETHA:
American English name probably having the same etymology as Cornish Areta,
meaning
"excellence, virtue."

ARIADNE:
Latin form of Greek Ariadnê, meaning "utterly pure." In mythology,
this is the name of the daughter of King Minos.

ARIANA: English variant spelling of Italian Arianna,
meaning "utterly pure." Compare with another form of Ariana.

ARIEL: Anglicized
form of Hebrew unisex Ari'el, meaning "lion of god." In the bible, this is
a name applied to the city of Jerusalem, and the name of
a chief of the returning exiles. In the Apocrypha, this
is the name of an
archangel who rules the waters. It is also the name of a moon of Uranus,
and the name of a spirit in Shakespeare's play "The
Tempest."

ARIELLA
(אֲרִיאֵלָה): Feminine form of
English unisex Ariel, meaning "lion of
God."

ARIELLE:
Feminine form of English unisex Ariel,
meaning "lion of God."